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Estill

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Estill

Pronounced ES-til /ˈɛs.tɪl/Medium

Meaning: Estill is chiefly a surname and place name (as in Estill County, Kentucky, named for the pioneer Estill family) that appears as an early-American given name. Its deeper etymology is not well documented; it is best treated as an uncertain-origin surname-name rather than assigned a fabricated meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Estill is a surname and place name used as a boy's given name, of uncertain origin, a true early-1900s rarity (said 'ES-til').
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningEstill is chiefly a surname and place name (as in Estill County, Kentucky, named for the pioneer Estill family) that appears as an early-American given name. Its deeper etymology is not well documented; it is best treated as an uncertain-origin surname-name rather than assigned a fabricated meaning.
U.S. rank (1993)#9174 ↘ Falling
1993 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1919
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,246
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191918831993

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Estill appears in early-American records as a surname-turned-first-name, tied to families and places like Estill County, Kentucky, named for a frontier family. Its ultimate roots are unclear, so rather than invent a meaning it is honest to call the origin uncertain — a genuine but opaque vintage name.

It was always modest, spread thinly across the early twentieth century with a small 1910s high and a long fade to rarity. Anyone named Estill today would be elderly; the name reads as a regional surname-name of the Upland South, distinctive precisely because of its obscurity.

Did you know? Estill was a turn-of-the-century surname-name: it trickled modestly for decades, never more than about four dozen boys in a year, cresting around 1919 before fading.
Overall data confidence 30%
References — Estill — Vintage surname/place name (Estill County, KY); origin uncertain; flagged

Variations

EstellEstil

Nicknames

Es

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Estill mean?

Estill is a surname and place name of uncertain origin, used as an early-American first name.

How do you pronounce Estill?

It's said ES-til /ˈɛs.tɪl/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Estill a boy or girl name?

Estill is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Estill?

Estill was always rare, a vintage surname-name that faded after the early twentieth century.

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